In a February edition of The Economist “Arms Race for Qualifications” discussed the phenomenon in developed countries (OECD countries) of the decreased “graduate premium”. The graduate premium is the difference between the average earnings of someone with a degree and someone with no more than a secondary school education (after accounting for the fees and [...]

Last year I officially graduated university with my Bachelor of Arts in History with International Relations and Political Science. I was one of the few people in my friend group that never changed academic pathways and always knew what I wanted to study, very luckily. I’ve always been fascinated by the way people treat each [...]

Hanging on to frustrations and mulling over annoying things is like rule number one of what not to do if you want to be happy. And, generally, over the years I’ve developed behaviours to keep myself in check and not dwell on frustrating occurrences. I read somewhere once, and I’m paraphrasing, “it’s literally insane to [...]

I love politics. I could read articles published by The Atlantic and BBC all day long and for days on end. I love learning about and discussing current events, and war and international relations fascinate me so much I earned a degree in the study of the two. So, naturally, when I moved to [...]

One of my New Years resolutions was to purchase magazine subscriptions. Consumerism wasn’t my resolution, but staying educated and up-to-date was. I chose two magazine subscriptions, Vogue and The Economist, and am back-and-forth about a third, Women’s Health. The first two just made sense, Vogue because I’m a woman and The Economist because I’m passionate [...]

Some people get subscriptions for make-up, coffee, craft beer, or well literally anything you want because it's 2018 and if you don't want to leave your home for all of capitalism's sparkly or tasty fruits, you don't have to! I, however, being the nerdy little book-loving geek that I am, opt for magazine subscriptions. Since [...]

I love planning and organization like puppies love cuddling or like, as 50 Cent once said, a fat kid loves cake. Since it's January and 2018 is upon us I figured now would be a good time to unload my love for organization and goal setting. I love having something physical to look at that [...]